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USA: THREE US CITIZENS CHARGED WITH SPYING FOR SOVIET BLOC STATES

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English/Nat Three United States citizens, including a former Pentagon analyst and her husband, were charged on Monday with spying for East Germany and Russia. The three appeared in court accused by federal prosecutors of running an...
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International inspectors continue chemical weapons mission

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The United Nations inspection team continued their work in Damascus on Saturday before finalising their report on allegations of chemical weapons use near Damascus. This follows the news that the UN Security Council voted unanimously on...
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GWT: Australian Commander Maurie McNarn on Baghdad advance

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1. Australian National Commander for the Middle East Brigadier Maurie McNarn walking into briefing room 2. Side shot of McNarn 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brigadier Maurie McNarn, Australian National Commander for the Middle...
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UK Foreign Secretary refuses to rule out any options over Syria

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British Foreign Minister William Hague said Britain believes the government of Syria's President Bashar Assad carried out a chemical weapons attack near Damascus that killed "many, many hundreds of people." "There is no other plausible...
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EDIT Bush speaks on Powell's Security Coucil presentation

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Washington, DC - February 6, 2003 1. Side view as President George Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell walk in 2. Close-up Powell listening 3. Cutaway reporters 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Bush, U.S. President: "Saddam Hussein...
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Foreign ministry official on Japan shrine visit, Syria diplomacy efforts

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China on Friday summoned the Japanese ambassador after nearly 160 Japanese lawmakers visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. The shrine honours Japan's war dead, including fourteen World War II leaders convicted of...
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French FM and Israeli PM on alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria

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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius described "the chemical massacre in Syria... which the regime is evidently responsible for" as "unacceptable" at a news conference in Jerusalem on Sunday. His remarks show Western countries taking a...
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UN Sec General troubled by reports chemical weapons may have been used in Syria

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that recent allegations of chemical weapons usage in Syria "troubled" him. Speaking at a luncheon event in Seoul, he said any use of such weapons would "violate international...
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Rumsfeld, Hoon and McCain address security conference

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1. Wide shot of conference 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Defence Secretary: "I know in my heart and my brain that America ain't (isn't) what's wrong with the world to the extent that that concept is promoted - as it is....
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Kerry says no evidence needed as scenes from site "real and compelling"

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Secretary of State John Kerry declared on Monday that there was "undeniable" evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack in Syria, toughening the Obama administration's criticism of President Bashar Assad's regime and outlining a...
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NATO defence ministers arrive, opening address, comment on Syria

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1. Wide of United States Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arriving at North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) headquarters 2. Cutaway of security guard 3. Wide of Turkey's Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz arriving 4. Cutaway of NATO staff 5....
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FM Fahmy says solution to Syria crisis must be political, not military

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Egypt's interim foreign minister on Tuesday condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria, but said that outside military intervention would not be the solution to the escalating conflict. Speaking in Cairo, Nabil Fahmy said a...
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USA - No Military Action Planned Against Libya

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US Defense Secretary William Perry said on Thursday (4/4) that no military action is planned against Libya despite rumours the Libyans are attempting to maufacture nuclear weapons. Defense secretary William Perry off plane and to waiting...
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IISS expert comments on the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons

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A top disarmament expert said on Wednesday that there is little chance that Syria will meet its June 30 deadline to eliminate its chemical weapons stockpile. Mark Fitzpatrick, director of the non-proliferation programme at the...
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UK PM: World should not stand by over alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria

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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that the world "shouldn't stand idly by" following the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. But he said "no decision has yet been taken" on whether the UK would take part in...
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USA: UN CLAIM DEADLY CHEMICAL WAS PRESENT AT IRAQI WEAPONS DUMP

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English/Nat The U-N has confirmed that the deadly chemical agent Sarin was present at an Iraqi weapons dump blown up by U-S troops after the Gulf war, says the Pentagon. Previously the U-S government has only conceded that chemical...
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Reaction from SNC to Obama stepping up military aid to Syrian rebels

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1. Khalid Saleh walking along corridor 2. Saleh typing on laptop 3. Close-up of hands typing 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Khalid Saleh, Syrian National Council (SNC) Director of Media: "This is something that the Syrian coalition has been...
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Does Iran Have Capability to Make a Nuclear Missile?

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Oct. 15 -- RBC Capital Markets Chief Commodities Strategist Helima Croft discusses Iran nuclear talks on Bloomberg Surveillance. (Source: Bloomberg)
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US Sec of State Kerry meets Turkish FM Davutoglu; news conference

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US Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkey's foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, met in Washington DC on Monday to discuss issues affecting both countries, including Iranian nuclear negotiations in Geneva. During a joint news conference...
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USA: US CHEMICAL WEAPONS EXPERT: WARNING TO JAPAN

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English/Nat A US chemical weapons expert says he warned the Japanese government last year to be on the alert for a nerve gas attack like the one that hit Tokyo Monday. Japanese police suspect the nerve gas sarin was used in today's...
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Syrian foreign ministry spokesman says army will not use chemical weapons

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The Syrian regime on Monday said it would only use its chemical and biological weapons in case of a foreign attack, in its first ever acknowledgement that it possesses weapons of mass destruction. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad...
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Obama confident he and Congress will reach agreement on military action

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US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he was confident he would be able to work with Congress to pass a resolution authorising military intervention in Syria. Obama met congressional leaders at the White House as part of his...
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SNC guarantee safety of UN inspection team at sites of alleged chemical weapons use

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Syria's largest opposition group said on Friday that it would ensure the the safety of UN inspectors if they go to the areas where chemical weapons were allegedly used. Anti-government activists accused the Syrian regime of carrying out...
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Chechnya - Chemical Weapons Suspected

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There is evidence that chemical weapons have been used in the war in Chechnya. Some 200 people in the village of Autay have been sent to hospital with symptoms that point to the use of chemical weapons. Eyewitnesses say that one...